"One of the optional upgrades, the angle of attack indicator, displays the readings of the two sensors. The other, called a disagree light, is activated if those sensors are at odds with one another." (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

For the 2019 summer season (March 31 to October 27, 2019), Air France-KLM is increasing capacity by 2% compared to the previous summer season1 and offering 58 new routes3. This growth is broken down as follows – – +1.3% for long-haul passenger operations, – +1.2% for medium and short-haul passenger operations, – +9.3% for Transavia’s low-cost operations. Read more - (worldairlinenews.com) さらに...

Known as an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, or ADS-B, Aireon’s technology in space constantly and passively receives information from any aircraft equipped with an ADS-B transponder – essentially an antenna on a plane that is sending flight data to space. (www.cnbc.com) さらに...

“Boeing will begin converting existing Block II Super Hornets to Block III early in the next decade,” says a company statement. “The fighter’s life also will be extended from 6,000 hours to 10,000 hours.” (www.flightglobal.com) さらに...

In an effort to combat the number of disruptive incidents in the cabin, travelers will now no longer be able to consume their duty-free alcohol while flying. This new ruling has been introduced from World Duty Free and will see spirits and alcohol placed in sealed bags that cannot be easily opened. (www.flyertalk.com) さらに...

The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said. (www.airlive.net) さらに...

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger says the FAA’s handling of the deadly crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliners in just five months has damaged the United States’ longstanding “credibility as leaders in aviation.” Sullenberger is a retired airline pilot who famously landed his US Airways jet — an Airbus 320 — in the icy Hudson River off Manhattan in January 2009, after hitting a flock of geese and losing power in both engines. All 155 people on board the plane survived. (www.newsandguts.com) さらに...

The FBI has joined the criminal investigation into the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, lending its considerable resources to an inquiry already conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation agents, according to people familiar with the matter. (www.seattletimes.com) さらに...

Airline after airline is curtailing operations in India, forcing passengers to shell out more for their travel. The pileup of grounded planes, and carriers operating on truncated schedules, could not have come at a worse time. The annual school holidays, starting April, is peak travel period in the country and flight booking sites are already recording a spike in airfares. “The (airfare) rise is more acute between major cities and more impact is seen in last-minute fares (less than seven days). (qz.com) さらに...

Corsair will remove its three Boeing 747-400 from service over the next five years, as part of a new fleet structuring strategy projected by the new owner Intro Aviation. On March 18, German TUI Group announced that it sold a 53% stake in French long-haul carrier Corsair to another German company Intro Aviation. Intro Aviation who now owns the majority stake in the airline, unveiled a new growth plan for the French carrier. As part of the plan, the airline will phase out its three Boeing 747-400… (airlinerwatch.com) さらに...

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that its newest cabin experience has entered into service, bringing to the skies the widest seats available for this aircraft, custom-designed seatback inflight entertainment (IFE) with 100+ channels of DIRECTV and hundreds of free movies and shows, ability to pair your mobile device to the screen, easy-to-reach power sources at every seat, and expanded coverage of free Wi-Fi connectivity almost everywhere JetBlue flies. JetBlues Airbus A320 aircraft, which… (www.globalbankingandfinance.com) さらに...

It’s important to remain calm while you’re flying. If not, you might end up causing real problems for everyone around you. A pair of unruly passengers caused a Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles to turn back to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday night after a fight broke out mid-air, Hawaii News Now reported. Details are unclear as to how the fight began. According to Hawaii News Now, many passengers said that it was due to one man bumping another… (www.msn.com) さらに...

Qatar Airways today celebrated the arrival of its 250th aircraft, an Airbus A350-900 from Toulouse, France, the latest addition to the group’s growing fleet of passenger, Cargo and executive aircraft. This impressive landmark comes just 22 years after the carrier began operations, and is testament to the incredible growth of an airline that has become world-leading in that time, winning a host of awards, including the Skytrax World Airline of the Year accolade on no less than four occasions. (www.eturbonews.com) さらに...

Three children under the age of ten slept ‘rough’ overnight in an airport function room after an incredible bungle from a major airline. The drama began when a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Sydney was diverted to Melbourne last Thursday amid fierce thunderstorms. (www.waytoimprove.net) さらに...

StarLux Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for 17 wide body aircraft, comprising 12 A350-1000s and five A350-900s. The new airline plans to deploy these aircraft on its premier long-haul services from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as selected destinations within the Asia-Pacific region. At the end of February 2019, the A350 XWB Family had received 852 firm orders from 48 customers worldwide, making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever. (worldairlinenews.com) さらに...

Iran Air flight 215 from Qeshm to Tehran on March 19 with Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) EP-IDG (msn 11302) crash landed at Tehran after the main gear could not be lowered. All passengers and crew members were able to safely evacuate the aircraft. Reuters is reporting a fire broke out but was contained. Here is the report by Reuters: An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran’s emergency… (worldairlinenews.com) さらに...